Curbing military corruption should continue

The anti-corruption campaign in the military since 2013 has exposed 38 officers at the corps level or above. Among them, the most high-profile is Xu Caihou, former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, top commanding body of the People's Liberation Army.

It should not come as a surprise if other big tigers, or senior-level corrupt officials, are found in the PLA in the future, because the country's top leadership has made it clear that it is determined to root out corruption from the military.

Some worry that the anti-corruption drive could harm the military because so many senior officers have fallen that it is difficult to replace them immediately, and military posts remaining vacant for long periods is not good. The logic could not be more absurd.